EPA, Kodak negotiating environmental cleanup solution

4:21 PM,
Jul. 26, 2013

Eastman Business Park

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Eastman Kodak Co. and the state Department of Environmental Conservation are negotiating a potential agreement that could clear the way for establishment of a $49 million cleanup fund for Kodak's Eastman Business Park, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Friday.

That agreement being discussed would seemingly end the EPA's attempts to block the environmental liability plan for which Kodak is seeking U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval. That plan would see Kodak no longer legally liable for any past contamination at the business park or in the Genesee ...